The Minecraft Metaverse is now a fully immersive experience, as the firm reveals it is available today for the Samsung’s Gear VR headset.

Minecraft: Gear VR Edition is a mobile virtual reality game that costs $6.99 through the Oculus Store, and will allow gamers to step inside the worlds they’ve built.

The game will so far only work with Samsung phones compatible with Gear VR, but creators say an Oculus Rift version is on its way.

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The Minecraft Metaverse is now a fully immersive experience, as the firm reveals it is available today for the Samsung’s Gear VR headset. Minecraft: Gear VR Edition is a mobile virtual reality game that costs $6.99 through the Oculus Store, and will allow gamers to step inside the worlds they’ve built

WHAT IS MINECRAFT?

Minecraft was created in 2009. At the start of the game, a player is put into a 'virtually infinite game world.'

They can then walk around different terrains, including mountains, forests and caves. Players can also fly up in the air for a birds-eye view of the landscape.

Players are given blocks and tools to build towns and cities. As a player progresses they can earn advanced tools and building blocks in different materials.

The game was initially made for the PC but there are now Xbox 360 and mobile versions available.

Revealed in an Oculus blog post, the Minecraft VR game available today will let users build, explore, and battle mobs, among other activities in the block-world.

And with 3D audio and eye-level perspective, the Microsoft-owned game will transport players right into the action.

‘Minecraft is a game that you can both figuratively and literally lose yourself in,’ said John Carmack, Oculus CTO, according to the blog post.

‘In fact, my strongest memories of being inside VR are from the time I’ve spent exploring Minecraft on Gear VR.

‘Experiencing it in virtual reality changes it from an abstract activity to a visceral one – it goes from a sense of playing the game to one of being inside your world, and spinning around to find a creeper sneaking up on you leaves a powerful impression.

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‘Infinite worlds have been explored, shaped, and shared by millions of people, and now in VR; that sounds a bit like the fabled Metaverse.’

The game can be played through a theatre view or a fully immersive first-person perspective.

Minecraft developers have tweaked the features of the game to ensure optimal experience.

The game will so far only work with Samsung phones compatible with Gear VR, but creators say an Oculus Rift version is on its way. And with 3D audio and eye-level perspective, the game will transport players right into the action

Players can step in and out of the Minecraft world, choosing to return to a ‘simulated lounge’ to play on a screen if they need a break from VR.

And, they’ve devised a way to let players turn in increments rather than one swift motion to avoid disorientation with the headset on.

The game is available today, and can be played using a number of Saumsung phones, including the Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, Note5, S6, and S6 Edge, along with a gamepad.

For the best playing experience, Oculus recommends using the SteelSeries Stratus XL.

Minecraft’s latest VR venture will support the features of Pocket Edition, including Creative and Survival modes, the blog explains.

There will also be options for skins and multiplayer, and users will be able to toggle the features or even revert to standard controls.